For the First Time in More Than 30 Years, a Flag Will Be Placed at Every Fort Snelling National Cemetery Headstone
May 23 2018 - 1:57PM
KARE 11, the NBC affiliate in Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN,
announces the completion of a fundraising and volunteer drive to
place American flags at every headstone in the Fort Snelling
National Cemetery.
KARE 11, Flags for Fort Snelling, Mall of American and RBCU
kicked off a campaign on April 2nd with the mission to place a flag
at every headstone at Fort Snelling National Cemetery. To
achieve this, Flags for Fort Snelling needed to raise $225,000 and
secure more than 7,000 volunteers for the week of Memorial Day.
On Tuesday, May 15th, KARE 11 announced the culmination of this
goal. “There will now be a Flag on every headstone in Fort
Snelling this year, and for years to come,” said KARE 11 General
Manager John Remes. “KARE 11 viewers came together in a big
way and we are so proud to be part of this historic event.”
In addition to fundraising from local VFWs and American Legions,
the majority of donations came directly from individual donors.
"What made this donation event special was how it gave the
community a platform to participate and Minnesota couldn't wait to
step up! The vast majority from this fundraising day came from
thousands of modest donations, that added up,”
said Rocky Borchardt, cofounder of Flags for Fort
Snelling. “I think this demonstrates the local community’s
commitment to supporting Veterans and honoring their
sacrifice.”
Donations will still be accepted through May 25 and will go
directly to the nonprofit, Flags for Fort Snelling, to purchase
flags, replace damaged flags, event costs including shuttle costs
and online fees. Positions for the more than 7,000 volunteer
positions were also filled during the donation drive and will place
flags on Saturday, May 26.
Mall of America, together with Flags for Fort Snelling, will
provide parking, training and shuttle services to Fort Snelling on
Saturday morning. Additionally, Mall of America will host
many Memorial Day Weekend celebrations with both public and private
events.
“The overarching mission of this campaign was to honor Veterans
buried at Fort Snelling, and to remind the greater community of the
true purpose of Memorial Day,” said Sara Durhman, Sr Manager
Community Relations at Mall of America. “Mall of America will
be home to a variety of events honoring Veterans throughout the
weekend. It will be a destination for families and veterans
alike.”
For more details on the weekend events. Go to Mall of
America’s event page:
https://mallofamerica.com/events/view/13651 or go to the Flags for
Fort Snelling event page at
https://www.flagsforfortsnelling.comFlags for Fort Snelling is a
nonprofit organization run 100% by volunteers and is largely
supported by Vantage Point Marketing LLC in Anoka, MN.
KARE 11 will have live coverage of this historic flag placement
on Saturday, May 26 starting at 8am.
KARE 11 is the Minneapolis/St. Paul, TEGNA-owned, NBC
affiliate.
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Contacts:
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Janeen
Vogelaar |
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763-797-7270 |
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jvogelaar@kare11.com |
A photo accompanying this announcement is available at
http://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/ea18f46f-d58a-4ad3-83e4-ae30ace243e6
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